An (Shinto)

The An (案) is a small table, desk or platform used during Shinto ceremonies to bear offerings.

It may have four, eight or sixteen legs; the eight-legged variety, called hassoku-an or hakkyaku-an (八足案, 八脚案, lit.

"eight-legged table"), is the most common.

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